Sentences with phrase «archaeologists finding»

During a dig that year, archaeologists found the remains of 42 children, a number that has since increased.

In the ruins of a shrine excavated next to the gate of Lachish, the largest city of the kingdom of Judah after Jerusalem, archaeologists found an altar with the horns cut off from each corner.

In fact, in 1968 archaeologists found the buried remains of a crucifixion victim with the spike still through his anklebone.

In 2012 archaeologists found Richard's final remains beneath a car park in Leicester and until now he was the only British monarch without a marked grave.

Every time an archaeologist finds an object with the words Mary or Jesus on it they immediately assume it is Mary the mother of Jesus and Jesus the Christ.

Archaeologists found lentil seeds dating back to the Bronze Age, so they've been with us for some time.

«Archaeologists find 12th Dead Sea Scrolls cave.»

Using hand trowels, laser levels and a suction tube to draw disturbed sediment to the surface for screening, the underwater archaeologists found six stone artefacts that had clearly been made by people.

«Archaeologists find earliest evidence of stone tool making.»

In the latrine, archaeologists found used hygiene sticks wrapped with cloth.

In 1996, an amateur archaeologist found a single upper arm bone sticking out of the steep riverbank — the first clue that the Tollense Valley, about 120 kilometers north of Berlin, concealed a gruesome secret.

Near the prehistoric paint palettes, the archaeologists found stone tools that had been tailored to prepare the ocher mixture, as well as shaped pieces of bone that may have been used to apply the pigment.

In 2009, archaeologists found the earliest known evidence of domesticated maize at an 8,700 - year - old site in southwestern Mexico, alongside stone tools used to grind the plants.

The rare arid conditions of Timna have resulted in unparalleled preservation of organic materials usually destroyed by the march of time: bones, seeds, fruits, and even fabric dating back to the 10th century B.C. Using a technique called «wet sieving,» the archaeologists found miniscule animal and fish bones, evidence of a rich and diverse diet.

Inside the 28 - meter - high circular hill archaeologists found a complex almost as old and large as the citadel of ancient Troy.

Here the archaeologists found an extensive archive of cuneiform tablets, which describe trade relations with Nagar and Mari.

Nor have archaeologists found many coastal campsites dating back more than 15,000 years.

Archaeologists found that hominins brought quartz, ochre, and other colored minerals, for mysterious and perhaps ritual purposes, into the back of the cave about 300,000 to 500,000 years ago.

When the town was excavated in the 19th century, archaeologists found human - shaped cavities in the ash where bodies had decomposed.

The tunnel's existence had never been confirmed until the archaeologists found it.

Archaeologists found several fragments of history buried with Archer: a captain's leading staff, a small silver box, and a journal.

A team of Syrian and American archaeologists found more than 1,200 clay sling bullets as well as the burned remains of administrative buildings, bakeries, and homes that were demolished during a fierce attack 5,500 years ago.

In 2010, archaeologists found indications that this culture was the first to make feasting part of funerals — further signs that the social treatment of the dead was in flux.

When King Tutankhamun's tomb, dating to the 14th century B.C.E., was opened in 1922, archaeologists found the boy - king's body covered with the flowers of blue water lily, a common motif in many Egyptian tomb paintings.

Archaeologists found five human skeletons, harpoons, and nets that are some of the oldest known textiles in Devil's Gate Cave in far east Russia.

At the early farming site of Eulau, German archaeologists found four graves containing 13 individuals who had apparently met a violent death.

Stony Brook Archaeologists Find the Earliest Evidence of Stone Tool Making in Cradle of Humankind

Stony Brook University: Stony Brook Archaeologists Find the Earliest Evidence of Stone Tool Making in Cradle of Humankind

Tiny mouse teeth helped archaeologists find clues of how these animals lived nearly 15,000 years ago.

Or about how archaeologists found unspoiled, 2000 - year - old honey in an Egyptian tomb.

If the archaeologist finds a sample suitable for carbon dating, then an absolute date may be assigned to an object.

At Star Carr in Yorkshire, archaeologists found the remains of a settlement which had been preserved well in waterlogged soil.

Archaeologists found this colourful wine jug in 1959 at Lesnes Abbey near London.

This lesson helps students understand what archaeologists find, why they search for artifacts, and how they reconstruct them.

Once, during an expedition to South America, a famous archaeologist found some strange hieroglyphic writings.

Archaeologists found their remains in Cuman graves.

In 1922, visiting archaeologists found several skulls thought to be primitive, pre-Hawaiian people.

Like some future archaeologist finding an ancient machine and trying to figure out what it is by plugging it in and letting it run — seeing what it makes.»

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Verano is now working with Gabriel Prieto, an archaeologist at the Universidad Nacional de Trujillo, to publish their findings in a peer - reviewed, scientific journal.

Other South American civilizations, like the Incas and the Aztec, practiced ritual human sacrifice, but archaeologists have never found children's bodies in such a high concentration before.

After that finding, North Dakota's chief archaeologist, Paul Picha, inspected the area and said no sign of artifacts or human remains had been found.

What it's about: Archaeologist and professional swashbuckler Indiana Jones (played by Harrison Ford) is hired by the United States government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do.

Archaeologists who look for pottery sherds will not see coins, and, conversely, those who look for coins will not find sherds.

The remains of the medieval church where William Wallace is thought to have been made Guardian of Scotland after defeating the English army has been found by archaeologists.

As a matter of fact, based on linguists, Bible scholars, historians and archaeologists are the places to go to find the facts of Christianity.

Her findings help to explain a puzzle that has vexed archaeologists for 50 years.»

Such startling propositions - the product of findings by archaeologists digging in Israel and its environs over the last 25 years - have gained wide acceptance among non-Orthodox rabbis.

Most Likely to Rekindle Your Childhood Dream of Becoming an Archaeologist: The Guardian with «Archaeologists strike gold in quest to find Queen of Sheba's wealth»

In fact, he said, archaeologists digging in the Sinai have «found no trace of the tribes of Israel — not one shard of pottery.»

Israeli archaeologist Yosef Garfinkel announced earlier this week several findings which may contribute toward a positive case for the veracity of biblical history, in particular the question of whether a centralized Israelite kingdom existed during the era of the biblically purported King David....